Who Perhaps Shows Merit Old Whizz Crossword Clue

We think the answer is "TIME" which means:

noun
• • An instance or single occasion for some event
• • A period of time considered as a resource under your control and sufficient to accomplish something
• • An indefinite period (usually marked by specific attributes or activities)
• • A suitable moment
• • The continuum of experience in which events pass from the future through the present to the past
• • A person's experience on a particular occasion
• • A reading of a point in time as given by a clock
• • The fourth coordinate that is required (along with three spatial dimensions) to specify a physical event
• • Rhythm as given by division into parts of equal duration
• • The period of time a prisoner is imprisoned
verb
• • Measure the time or duration of an event or action or the person who performs an action in a certain period of time
• • Assign a time for an activity or event
• • Set the speed, duration, or execution of
• • Regulate or set the time of
• • Adjust so that a force is applied and an action occurs at the desired time
interjection
• • Reminder by the umpire for the players to continue playing after their pause.
• • The umpire's call in prizefights, etc.
• • A call by a bartender to warn patrons that the establishment is closing and no more drinks will be served.

An example sentence would be:

• • "I don't have time to go to the movies tonight."
• • "It took me a long time to finish the project."

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